Thursday, June 28, 2007

21 DAYS - YIKES!

Can you believe it?? The conference kicks off in 21 days!I am so excited.I love conferences - this is only my second International Conference - but I am still so excited!Seeing the Founders of LLL walking around, all the mothers, babies, fathers, grandparents, and teens makes it all so special!I love to see older "league" babies - you know the ones -in their teens, yet still with their parents. I like to pick the brains of those parents on how they got through the younger years. Then there are the grown up children with the Leader Mom's and I pick those brains on how they made it through the teen years.Chatting with people from all of the world is an amazing experience and at a La Leche League event you will find a group of people unlike any other place in the world - open and friendly.Believe it or not, I am one of those people that has a hard time taking that first step to make conversation. I am a talker - and I am not considered shy, but I get a bit backward and afraid in groups. But not at a LLL Conference, there is no time to be shy ~ one minute you are standing there the next someone speaks to you. I love it! I love the way mothers make me feel at home, even when I am so nervous!I can hardly wait to get on the plane - and I hate to fly!

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Karri is a La Leche League Leader and Alumnae member from Pennsylvania, USA who will be working in the Alumnae Rejuvenation rooms at the LLLI International Conference. She is writing about her experiences before, during, and after the Conference.